Man Charged with Murder on Cruise Ship that Returned to Texas Port After Woman Found Dead on Board
FBI agents say Jason Leon Watford admitted to beating and strangling the woman after an argument aboard the MSC Seascape.
- On Sunday, 48-year-old Jason Leon Watford allegedly killed a passenger aboard the MSC Seascape, leading to a federal murder charge after the ship returned to Galveston, Texas, on Monday.
- Investigators allege Watford and the victim argued while dining, continuing the dispute in their cabin where he claimed the argument caused him to "snap" and he struck the woman multiple times before strangling her.
- Surveillance footage showed Watford entering the cabin around 7:46 p.m., followed by the victim 25 minutes later; a housekeeper discovered Watford with blood on his clothes and the victim "lying face down and motionless."
- Watford, currently held in the Galveston County Jail, is scheduled to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrew Edison at 1 p.m. Tuesday in Galveston.
- Because the alleged killing occurred in international waters, the case remains under federal jurisdiction, where Watford faces a possible $250,000 fine and life in prison upon conviction.
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